Ruth Sell

Funeral services for Ruth Sell, a former resident of Nucla, Colo. will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 15 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Nucla Cemetery at 2 p.m.

Ruth was born July 3, 1917 in Hays County, Texas, the daughter of Leander T. and Virginia Carolina (Adare) Hill. She passed away on Monday, March 11, 2013 at her Albuquerque, N.M. residence at the age of 95.

On Jan. 7, 1936, Ruth married Frank M. Sell in Lockerby, Utah. She was a member of the Sunshine Club and Club of Friends, both located in Nucla. Ruth liked making arts and crafts and gardening. Sewing, baking and cooking were other activities that she enjoyed. Ruth's family stated she was a "jack of all trades, and master of all." Anything she attempted, she mastered and made a success. Ruth was a friend to all and made her grandchildren feel they were the only grandchildren in the world and without a doubt the most special.